Yang Chen almost fell off the table from shock. He wanted to doubt his ears but Meng Yueâs blushing face told him otherwise.
Her reaction reminded him of her attitude towards him and it led him to believe that she knew about all this beforehand.
âUh...forget about the first option. As for the second option, Iâm already married so forget about it too!â Yang Chen waved his hands. He couldnât even bring himself to appear ferocious.
âWhy not? Arenât things over between you and Lin Ruoxi? She left the Yang clan mansion on Chinese New Year Eve. Most of the major clans know about this, not just Beijing. You two are getting a divorce soon, the divorce papers just havenât been filed yet. We can take care of the annulment immediately.â
Meng Yue tossed a question to him.
âMarriage isnât just about the certificate. Our relationship has nothing to do with him.â Yang Chen replied with a frown.
âDonât think of me as a fool. I know she couldnât stand your other lovers. Itâs hilarious, she couldnât keep an eye on her husband, and yet she started a fuss. Does she even deserve to be part of the Yang clan?â Meng Yue snickered.
âShut up!â Yang Chen widened his eyes in fury and raised his voice, âThis has nothing to do with you, stop spouting nonsense!â
Meng Yue scoffed, âWhy are you being so agitated? Iâm just stating the facts. Iâm a woman and I know women better than you. Why are you yelling at me for speaking the truth, why donât you yell at Lin Ruoxi?â
Yang Chen wasnât sure how he should react to her boldness, âSis, do you really want to marry me that badly?â
âIâm not your sister, weâre the same age...â Meng Yueâs expression changed. Her cheeks were still flushed with her chest puffed, showing no intention of backing down.
Her gaze was so amorous that it dazzled Yang Chen for a second.
If this had happened in the past, he wouldnât have rejected a beautiful woman like her. Sadly, with the ongoing conflict with Lin Ruoxi, he didnât have the time and energy to deal with her.
Besides, marriage is so different compared to just a fling.
Meng Yue was not to be played with. Things would enter another level if anything were to actually happen between them.
The Meng clan made it clear that they were fighting for a spot beside him for Meng Yue. This showed that they wanted to put the Meng and Yang clan in the same boat.
âMy granddaughter is exceptional, regardless of appearance, intelligence, or background. I doubt you can find anyone like her in the rest of China,â Meng Kaiyuan said calmly, âYou should know better, youâre lucky that sheâs willing to marry you. Lin Ruoxi may be the daughter of the Ning clan, but sheâs only an illegitimate child. We can offer more help to you compared to her. If you marry Yueâer, the Yang clan will be the biggest clan in Beijing and we can make up for your loss of status in the political and corporate world.â
Yang Chen couldnât read his mind. Even if he ended up getting a divorce, he wasnât planning on marrying another woman.
âThatâs enough. You donât need to compliment your granddaughter anymore. Iâm not interested in her.â Yang Chen cut him off.
The Meng clan members were indignant. They valued Meng Yue the most and it wasnât just because she was the leader of the Red Flower and the president of Huazhong Industrial Group, she was the heir with the greatest potential of being the next leader of the Southern China Gang!
Meng Yue bit her lips, feeling humiliated. She never thought that a man would ever reject her, especially by a promiscuous man.
Was she no better than that cold Lin Ruoxi?!
âDid you hear yourself?! Yueâer has the greatest potential of being the next leader of the Southern China Gang. You canât be that much of a fool to jor get this!â Meng Kaiyuan slammed the table with fury.
The rest of the gang members were bewildered. It was their first time hearing him talking about the heir openly.
Even though she was a woman, Meng Yue still managed to win her grandfatherâs trust with her abilities.
Yang Chen wasnât interested in the Southern China Gang, he had more than enough mafia members. Even the largest mafia organization, the Yamaguchi Group was under his control. What good would the Southern China Gang bring him?
âIsnât there a third option? What is it?â Yang Chen chose to get straight to the point.
By asking this, it was definitive that he had rejected the marriage proposal, which angered the Meng clan members.
âFine...as expected of youngsters to be reckless,â Meng Kaiyuanâs eyes twitched, âThe third option is fairly simple. We never hold back when dealing with our enemies. The Liu couple will be taken care of and youâll be held captive in the Meng clan. We will abolish your cultivation and interrogate you until you hand in our treasure, kowtow and admit your mistake in front of our ancestors!â
Yang Chen clicked his tongue twice, impressed by their boldness in coming up with his option.
âDonât underestimate us, the Yang clan is nowhere near a threat to us! The army troops may not listen to your clanâs commands. Besides, we can wipe out your clan by sending out our elders but we wonât go to such great lengths yet.â Meng Kaiyuan looked at Yang Chen out of the corner of his eyes.
Yang Chen wouldnât believe him. He wouldâve been the emperor ages ago if he had the guts to do so, instead of staying in the central plains.
However, their plan of keeping him captive might work as they sent over three masters today.
Worse yet, he wouldnât be able to be at peace with himself if anything happened to the Liu couple. After all, he got Liu Qingshan involved with this. He didnât benefit from this and now his life was being threatened.
âIâll give you three minutes. Think about it carefully. This has to end by today.â Meng Kaiyuan seemed smug as he didnât think Yang Chen would have a way out of this.
Yang Chen chuckled instead of answering. Reaching his hands into his pockets, Yang Chen pulled out his phone and pressed some numbers.
Everyone was confused, why was he making a phone call at this moment?
Yang Chenâs actions were quite the contrary. He wasnât making a phone call, sending a text message instead.
âYang Chen, donât pull any...â
The moment Meng Kaiyuan spoke, a thundering rumbling sound from a mountain cut him off!
Flocks of birds were frightened from the explosion and they scattered out of the forest!
On the other hand, the Southern China Gang members turned ghastly pale from the deafening noise!
The sound didnât end there, continuing in a series of explosions!
Flames rose into the air, sending rocks and dirt flying across the ground. A large number of trees were also uprooted from the force!
The asphalt roads surrounding the hotel were blasted into pieces as the building started to crumble. The flying rocks crashed into the parked cars. Simultaneously, the oil tanks were ignited which caused another series of explosions!
The mountain started to rock, causing those in the hotel to lose their balance!
âSh*t! He was sending the signal!! He buried explosives in the mountain!!!â
Someone yelled in realization and was dying to wrap his hands around Yang Chenâs throat!
Right when the explosions began, Yang Chen pulled Meng Yue to him!
Meng Yueâs cultivation was nothing compared to Yang Chen and whilst she was still in shock, Yang Chen wrapped his fingers around her neck and knocked her unconscious!
He tossed her over his shoulders and cackled, âYou shameless old man! I canât believe you even dared to challenge me! Iâve ordered my men to bury the mountain with C4 explosives. Go to hell, all of you!â
âMoron!!â Meng Kaiyuan punched a piece of the falling ceiling away, âDo you want us to die together? Have you lost your mind?!â
âYou wish! Iâm not even afraid of a nuclear bomb, let alone this! Iâll be taking your granddaughter away! Let go of my in-laws if you want her to live! Or else Iâll feed her to the sharks and kill your clan members!â
Yang Chen guffawed and rushed outward. He didnât even care if there was a wall ahead, shattering them with his body!
Suddenly, the black robe elder who had been keeping his eyes closed appeared in front of Yang Chen!